Mechanical movement



Aug. 6, 1946..

E. H. KORTE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT- Filed Feb. 7, 1945 IINVENTOR D fl/IoerEB @Qw ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 6, 1946 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICEMECHANICAL MOVEMENT Edward. H.1- Korte, Brooklyn, N. Y;

"1, 1945 ,Serial No. 576,585'

Application February 7 Claims.

This. invention relates to a mechanical movement. in general, andmore'particularly to a toy involving a new mechanical movement;

Among the objects of the present invention; it

isaimedv to provide an improved mechanical movement for transmittingmotion to'an'object,

andmore particularlynto cause an object to move away from a particularpoint.

Itis .still another object of the present'invention to provide animproved toy including anovel mechanical movement for transmittingmotion to tom19-of the block is incheswide from-sidet to side- 5, aboutone and three-quarters inches from front to rear, and aboutthree-quarters of an inch from top to bot-' tom; and when the eyeletsare positioned about 7 one eighth inch from the bottom 9,- and about 0one quarter inchfromthe front end of the block I.

an. object,and more particularly to cause an ob= jectto move away from aparticular point."

It is still another object of the presentinvem tion toprovide animproved toy'including a novel" mechanical movement for transmittingmoti'on to an object, andmore particularly to causejan object to movetoward or from a particular point.

These and other features, capabilities andad vantages of'the inventionwill'appear from'the subjoined detail description of specific embodimerits thereof illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which Fig. 1 isaplan view partly in section'of one" embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in' section the embodiment'showninFig: l;

' Fig. 3 isla. perspectiveon a smaller scale-of another embodiment.

Fig. 4 1s a side elevation of "the embodiment illustratedin Fig.v 3;

In theembodiment shown in Fig. 1;. there isillustrated a movable. devicesuch as the main body, block or weight I shown asrectangularwitheyelets. 2 and'3' extending'from the sides 4 and 5 of the blockadjacent the rear. end of the same, control reins 6 and 1 composedofordinary twine; cord, or the like, preferably at 'least' three feet inlength. The .two reins 6 and 1 maybe parts of a singleloopflasshown, andin some instances composed of'ordinary No. 60sew= ing, thread.

Adjacent the front end 8'iof'the block I, and

extendingfrom the bottom 9' thereof, there are:

provided a pluralitycfisharp pointed projections,

prongsor pins l0 and I1, two beingshownin' the"? present instance. Thesepins l0' and H preferably each. have an enlarged body porti'onlZ anddiminished extension l3 terminating in arsharp point as shownvin Fig. 1.

The: two picks or pins= I0 and I l incline rearwardly-as shown in Fig.1.

Excellentresults have-been. achievedywhen' the.

angle between thepins inland, I l and the bot In operation the blockl'is'placed'on asupportaing surface, preferably having a-- nap such asthe nap of a' rug or a textile surface, such as a tablecloth if thetable cloth is-provided with the well-known table pad' beneath thetablecloth.

The attendant or operator then-places theblocki on a supporting surfacewhen the pins lli'ancl l i willpartially penetrate the supportingsurface. Thereuponwith the-reins 6 and 1 extending forwardly of thefront endof the block l, the attendant will firstpull on one rein andthenonthe'other, and the block I will start moving:

away from the attendant or operator. This ac tion results from the factthat when the rein fiisdrawn rearwardly, thepin II will move forwardlywith the block describing an are around the pin it as a fulcrum, and inturn when the rein l is thendrawrl rearwardly while the rein 6 is slack,the block will turn about the pin H asa fulcrum and cause the pin lll'tomove forwardly describing an arc around-the pin. I I. With this-toy anynumber of games can be played, as.

an instance, a competitive game-in which.;sev-

eral blocks areoperatedby-different playersto cross-pieces- I6 and I'lhave mountedion. thesame a weight I8 which extends a short distancebeyond thefront'end oftthecross piece. [6. The ends of the cross pieceI6 are connectedtothe. ends of the reins I9 and 20 which are preferablythree feet in length-and which may be..part:

of a single-loop. T0 each'side of theweight l8 the-cross piece lfiisprovided with a surfaceengaging pin; to wit, the-pins 2 I- and-22'. Asshown inFig. 4; thepins 2i and 22 extend below the lower face ofthe-cross piece lt incliningrear wardly and forming; anangle-approximating 45 with the lower face of the-cross piece l6'.Excellent results have been achieved when the pin exapproximately 45;when thepins l0 and H are similarinconstruction to I that of phonographneedles; when the body: I is composedof wood about twoand one-halfsurface preferably, such' as a rug, with the pins- 2I and 22 partiallypenetrating and extending into the rug. In use, the attendant willalternately pull on the reins I 9 and 20 when the pins 2I and 22 willcause the body I to move away from the player if the front end of the.bodyI5 is positioned so that its cross piece I1 faces the player. Toadd interest to the game, the body I5 can also be manipulated by thereins I9 and'20 to move toward the player. moving away from the playerin the position shown in Fig. 3, it will only be necessary for theplayer to pull either the rein I9 or the rein 28 a suificient distanceso that the reins can be switched from one hand to the other and thebody l5 turned around so that the front end then faces the player. Thecontinued alternate actuation of-the reins I9 and 29 will then cause thebody I5 to move toward the player. In turn,

If the body I 5 is in order to reverse the direction of the body I5,

it will again only be necessary for the player to exercise a sufiicientpull On either the rein I9 or 20 to turn the body I5 around again andthen inter-change the reins and again alternately actuate the same,again to cause the body I5 to move away from the player.

Instead of the reins B, I and the reins I9, 20, any other suitablecontrol can be used for alternately causing the block I or the block I5to move from side to side. Obviously rigid rods pivotally connected tothesides of the block in place ofthe reins 6, I, and in turn rigid rodspivotally connected to the ends of the cross piece I6 in place of thereins I9, 20, might serve in order to exercise alternate pulling forceson either the -body,I or the body I5 to cause same to move from side toside.

In certain cases, as an instance, where the supporting surface presentsa deeper nap than is the case with other surfaces, it may be desirableto cause the needles I II, I I in the present instance frictionally heldin position to be caused to extend farther from the lower face of theblock I or cross piece I6 than as shown in Fig. 2. With the needles I0,I I, the enlarged portions I2 would then protrude from the lower face 9and form a limiting stop for the extent that the needles will penetrateor project through the nap into the rug weave. In turn, when used on asurface, such as a table cloth without a nap, to insure effective andsmooth operation, the enlargements I2 will prevent excessive penetrationof the needles I6 and II. V

Furthermore, abutments for the ends of the reins 6 and I, such as theeyelets 2 and 3, may be spaced from the sides 4 and 5, more particularlydisposed a greater distance laterally from the needles I0 and II toincrease the leverage transmittedto the block I by the rein 6, I beingpulled andthereby effect, a smoother operation.

I It is obvious that various changes and modifications maybe made to thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims.

a r 1 1. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extendingfrom the lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pinsinclining rearwardly, and a pair of control means connected to the bodyremoved from said pins to facilitate alternately exercising a pullingforce on said control means in turn to cause the body to move from sideto side.

2. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending fromthe lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pinsinclining rearwardly, being spaced from one another and positioned nearthe front end of said body, and a pair of control means connected tosaid body and spaced laterally from said pins to enable moving the bodyfrom side to side when exercising alternate pulling forces on saidcontrol means, causing the body at one time to rotate about one pin as afulcrum and at another time to rotate in the opposite direction aroundthe other pin as a fulcrum 3. The combination of a body, a pair ofprongs or pins extending from the lower face thereof to engage asupporting surface, said pins being spaced from one another incliningrearwardly and being disposed at the front end of said body, said pinshaving an enlarged body portion with a diminished portion aboutone-eighth of an inch in length terminating in a sharp point, and a pairof control means connected to said body, said control means being spacedlaterally from said pins to enable pulling forces alternately on saidcontrol means to cause the body to rotate first about one pin as afulcrum and then about the other pin as a fulcrum.

4. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending fromthe lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pinsinclining rearwardly being spaced from one another and disposed at thefront end of said body, eyelets secured to the sides of said bodyadjacent the rear end thereof, said eyelets being spaced laterally fromsaid pins, and flexible control reins secured to said eyelets to enablesaid body to be rocked from side to side by alternately exercisingpulling forces on said reins, alternately to rotate about one pinandthenaboutthe other pin.

5. The combination of a body having an elongated cross piece at thefront end and a shorter cross piece to the rear of said elongated crosspiece, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face of saidelongated cross piece, one prong to either side of said body'to engage asup porting surface, said pins inclining rearwardly and disposedadjacent the front end of said elongated cross piece, and a pair ofcontrol reins each connected to one end of said longated cross piecespaced from said pins to facilitaterockingsaid body about one pin or theother as vertical axes to cause said body to move in one direction or toreverse the direction of movement of said body to facilitate moving saidbody in the opposite direction. f

6. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending'from'the lower face-thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins beingspaced from one another inclining rearwardly-and being adjustablymounted at the front end of said body, said pins having an enlarged bodyportionjwith a diminished'portion terminatin in a sharp point, and apair. of control means crum and then about the other pm as a fulcrum,

able device removed from said pins to facilitate alternately andsuccessively exercising a, pulling force on one control means and thenon the other control means in turn to cause one part and then the otherpart of the removable device to move forwardly.

EDWARD H. KORTE.

